65' Custom John Walsh Expedition Schooner 1988

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65' Custom John Walsh Expedition Schooner 1988 Quest

BROKER DESCRIPTION

This one of a kind steel schooner has been specially designed by the venerable Al Mason NA for oceanic expedition and long range blue water cruising. She is sea kindly. She has been sturdily built to very high standards by John Walsh. Attention to details at every level of construction and equipment is obvious.

Falmouth Yacht Sales would love to guide you through a personal showing of this 65' Custom John Walsh Expedition Schooner 1988. This yacht for sale is located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and priced at $299,000. For a showing please contact us by filling out the form on this page and we will get back to you shortly!

SPECIFICATIONS

Builder:

Custom

Model:

John Walsh Expedition Schooner

Cruise Speed:

0 KTS

Max Speed:

0 KTS

Range NMI:

0

Beam:

15' 6"

Engine Details:

Caterpillar 3304/2B

Engine 1:

1998 120.00 HP

Engine 2:

1998 120.00 HP

Engine Fuel:

Inboard Diesel

Fuel Capacity:

0 GAL

Water Capacity:

0 GAL

DETAILS

Accommodations

Number of double berths: 7 (2 Doubles and 5 Singles)

Number of cabins: 3

Number of heads: 2

Owner's Stateroom includes queen berth and couch/single berth with a desk and en-suite head and stall shower to starboard

Fore Cabin: two single berths and sail storage

Guest Stateroom: Queen bed with en-suite head

Main Salon: 2 single berths, dinette to port and wet bar/entertainment center opposite

Salon

Aft and starboard side storage above cabinets for Admiral Sized Charts with charts from all over the world

Heat Radiator

Underfloor: 6 high-capacity gel batteries

Entertainment Center/Wet Bar with Sink, Ice Maker, DVD Player and TV

Galley

U-Shaped galley to port includes:

24 Cubic foot custom freezer

18 Cubic foot refrigerator with doors opening to galley and dinette

A smaller drink refrigerator opening to the dinette

3 Burner propane stove/oven

Electric convection oven

LPG cooker

Many storage cabinets

V-Berth

Bow thruster 208V, 6kW, 8hp

Parachute floating anchor for stability in bad weather

Extra sails: Genoa, storm sail

Chain lockers - 150m of 9/16 (14.3mm) on the starboard side and the 150m of 3/8 (9.5mm) on the port side

2 Montague full-sized, foldable bikes

2 Folbot Kodiak full-sized foldable kayaks with sailing accessory

Full snorkel gear for 6 people including flippers, masks and shoes

Water ski that can be pulled behind the dinghy

Aft Cabin

Queen bed with storage under the bed where watermaker membranes are stored

On The Deck

2 Maxell 3500 windlasses 12v with control on deck and at pilothouse helm

35kg anchor with 150 meters of 14.3 mm chain with automatic wash

25kg Anchor with 150 meters of 9.5 mm chain with automatic wash

Sunbath platform with 3 large storage lockers underneath

Large fore line and fender storage lockers

Propane tank locker on port side with 2 propane tanks (for the stove and instant water heater)

Propane tank locker on starboard side with 2 extra propane tanks

Raymarine Radar Scanner attached to aft mast

Crow’s nest with two ladders attached to forward mast

Aft Cockpit

Large cockpit with an expandable teak table

2 Hatches on each side of the helm give access to the lazarette where you have total access to the rudder, Wagner hydraulic-helm pump, Accu-Steer hydraulic auto-pilot pump, aft anchor windlass/chain and a compressor

Helm with controls for the engine, propeller pitch and bow thruster and a POD that has displays for a high-performance multifunction Raymarine E80 (GPS, chart plotter, radar) a Raymarine ST60 wind indicator, a rudder indicator and a depth sounder

Ground Tackle and Gear

(2) Maxwell 3500 anchor windlasses

(2) large Danforth anchors in hawse pipes in hull

(2) large Fisherman anchors usually stored at the foremast

(2) anchor storage brackets on the bow

1 1/2" Tubular stainless steel "sissy bars" at main mast and foremast

Large storage compartments port and starboard forward

Large storage compartments above salon with cushions for on deck lounging

Ratlines on foremast to crow's nest below the spreader

Stainless Steel opening skylights above salon and forward cabin

On deck entrance to crew cabin below

Walk beneath diving platforms outboard in the area of the mainmast

Two air horns on top of the pilothouse

Outboard motor mount on top of pilothouse forward

Two large line reels on top of the pilothouse

Midship boom for lifting gear on and off

Large davits aft with Futura dinghy

Covers

Mainsail Cover

Pilothouse

Helm with controls for the engine, pitch propeller, bow thrusters and windlasses

Large forward windows with opening lower sections

Admiral sized chart table

Large overhead Plexiglas panel

Port settee with fold-down footrests

Com Nav 1001 autopilot

Ray Marine True/Apparent wind indicator

Ray marine E120 GPS/chart plotter

Icom VHF radio

ACR Epirb

Large classic binnacle

Helmsman seat

Single lever controls

Controls for dual anchor windlasses

Kenwood stereo with Bose speakers

Raymarine ST60 Wind Indicator

Depth Sounder

Rudder Indicator

Comnav Auto Pilot and remote control with 30' of cable; steer the boat from anywhere on deck

Auto stereo with external hookup (iPod, iPhone) and Bose speakers in the pilothouse and aft cockpit

Pilothouse Roof

40hp Nissan outboard engine that is easily maneuverable with the cargo boom

2 Drums that store 100' of line in each drum

2 Winches to control the main sail running rig

Sails and Winches

Battened mainsail - main has 3-one line reefs that are operated from the aft cockpit

Asymmetric spinnaker

Rigging

Steering wheel

Doyle Sails:

Foresail, front sail, asymmetrical, staysail, triadic, mainsail. The mainsail has three one-line reefs that are operated from the aft cockpit in a very secure place.

Electrical

Engine and Mechanical

The cooling system is Keel fresh water heat exchanger (no dirt or corrosion in the engine)

The transmission is a Caterpillar Twin disk MG509 with Pneumatic single lever

The compressor and governor were replaced in 2014

Type: Diesel, naturally aspirated

Shaft: 3" stainless steel

Propeller: 3-bladed bronze 33" variable pitch

Engine Room

Caterpillar 3304 B main Engine, fresh water cooled/heat exchange keel cooling. It has been chosen by fisherman and tugboats for its strength and reliability; this engine never fails and has a reputation of a very tough engine that is a workhorse: rated C. It gives you 100hp in continuous work. There is storage for 1,054 gallons of fuel in 10 tanks all along the bottom of the hull that gives a 3,500 nm range (plenty of autonomy to cross any ocean without sails).

Twin Disc MG 506 marine transmission you have the perfect drive for the Hundested Variable Pitch Propeller control unit; this unit gives you the ability to control and balance torque and power in rough condition, ease the power in the harbor for maneuvering or feather the propeller for sailing.

Compressor for the Twin Disk attached to the engine

Pneumatic gear control (very professional reliable and hassle-free)

Norpro/Yanmar 12kW generator (365.3 Hours) distributes 208V on a three-phase panel to run the water maker, the bow thruster, the bilge pump, a compressor and electric water heater. The alternative current two phases are picked up from the three phase panel and distributes the 110V AC panel that runs all AC on board: outlets, a washing machine/dryer, a convection oven, an ice maker, a battery charger, inverter/charter.

Norpro/Yanmar generator 9kW is a secondary generator that also distributes 208V to the three phase panel and the 110v panel.

Watermaker Desalinator that makes 60 gallons of fresh water per hour with a storage capacity of 364 gallons in 4 tanks along the bottom of the hull

12v alternator attached to the engine

2kW Bilge Pump that could empty water from the bilge in the V-berth, engine room or salon in 2 minutes. This pump can be reversed with a valve and used to either wash the chain and anchor automatically while raising the anchor or used to hose off the deck with salt water.

Automatic bilge pump that works when the boat is unattended

Electric water heater

Instant propane water heater

Webasto diesel water heater

Carbon-dioxide alarm

2 Workbenches one with a column drill and the other with a mini Lathe, you can make your own parts on board

Air compressor that distributes air to the bench, the lazarette and the V-berth

Air tank

All the tools, wrenches, etc. you need to tighten or fix whatever needs it

Mechanical Room/Workshop

Includes:

A steel lathe

Column drill, air compressor, full set of tools, boat heater, instant water heater, electric water heater tank

Mechanical Disclaimer

*Engine hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.